Meet The Startup Making Chicago More Spacious

By Sponsor in Arts & Entertainment on Oct 21, 2015 5:00AM

Our apartments have infinite possibilities, but unfortunately growing on their own isn't one of them. So, how do we increase the space in our homes without knocking down walls or renting a bigger, more expensive place altogether?

Enter MakeSpace, an on-demand storage service right here in Chicago that does exactly what their name says. The best part is that you don't have to buy boxes, tape them shut, or bribe your friends with pizza and beer to help you haul everything to a storage unit.

MakeSpace will pick up your space-eating stuff (like your summer clothes, bike, sofa, and bulky window AC unit), store it for you, and bring everything back to you whenever you want. They can also bring you big green storage bins (as fast as under 30 minutes in certain parts of Chicago) to fill up.

Have old clothes that you’ve been meaning to donate? Hand them to MakeSpace when they’re at your apartment and they’ll bring them to Goodwill, at no extra cost.

The only thing you actually have to do is schedule a free pickup at makespace.com/chicago (or through MakeSpace's app to see if same-day appointments are available in your area), enter code CHICAGOIST50 to get $50 of free storage, and pack your stuff.

MakeSpace will take care of everything else. Well, except for deciding what to do with all the extra space in your apartment. But if you need some suggestions, the MakeSpace blog has plenty.

This post is brought to you by MakeSpace.